The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-02-26

afternoon, or else legal row was more
gallant than Main street. Stephanle
noticed that every one treated her es-
cort with a great show of kindness and
respect. s.You wouldn't think now,
would you. Miss Byrne," a fatherly
old Judge remarked, looking teasingly
at Frank Graves, "that this timid
young gallant whom you have enlisted
in your cause, could make the best
speech of any lawyer in town? He
may not be very fluent, when alone
with pretty young LADY," with a
courtiv bow, ssbut just you give him a
hall full of men,
"Oh, come now, judge" the young
man deprecated, with a flush that was
not all due to timidity. "Why do you
try to prejudice Miss Byrne against
me? Would you brush the blush from
the rose? She has had ample oppor>
tunity to note my bashfulness. A laws
yer's modesty is his chief virtue."
"Don't believe the half it," the old
gentleman rose, as they were leaving,
and laid his hand afec;ionately on the
young mans shoulder. "Iie is assuming
a virtue he has not. But deal gently
with him. Franks Tgreat favorite,
and we'd hate to see him come TO
grief"
There was to be a concert that eve-
ming, and when they parted company
Mr.. Graves asked StephanIe if she
would not attend with him, if she was
not too tired.
She was tired, there was no disputing
it, but her spirit. had rebounded from
the mornings depression and, really,
he looked so appealingly at her as he
made his request, and had been so gen.
erous in devoting a whole day to her,
that Stephanie could not refuse.
When she went down to the parior
to meet him later on, she could not
help but note how well he looked in
suit. He had bright face
with clean cut features and pair of
forward blue eyes. His trick
Of flushing now and then, if he forgot
himself for a moment, was not unbe-
Ills hair was led, there was
no getting around that, but it was not
so.
She noticed all this critically, as he
stood in the full blaze of light, eager
in his eyes, waiting for her.
He was very proud of Stephanie,
and the notice she attracted, when they
were sea ted in the hall. In reality,
her dress of 6e6c blue softened with
v hite lace, was only nuns yelling, but
in his eyes she looked like the picture
of a saint, and the whole room was
glorified by her presence.
The truth OF the business was that
the. inpressionable young fellow had
in one day tum bled heels over head in
love with this little newspaper girl,
with the shy, dark eyes, and was pro-
ceeding at a galloping rate to make Il
fool out of himself. Right and left he
bowed 10 his friends, his engenuous
young face beaming as he thought of
how many were envying him, as they
wondered who "that pretty girl in blue
could be.'
1t cannot be denied that Stephanic
enjoyed the evening. She was fully
conscious that she was looking we'll !;
that she was attracting considerable
and that her companion was
epris. Any other girl in Christendom
would have felt glow of satisfaction
under the circumstances.
She was conscious of all this in her
heart, while her lips said:
"What u sweet voice; this is such a
treat to me; it seems such great
while since I have been within the
pale of civilization as it were. Hasn't
the young lady singing, the loveliest
eyes in the world?'
81 think not,' her companion an
and he looked at her in such a
way that stephanie grew embarrassed,
and reiapsed into silence.
But all things must come TO an end,
and when he stood making his adieux
In the dim lit parlor, he felt as if the
sun were just setting for him.
HTO- morrow will be Sunday Won